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Nesting behaviour and larval biology of Sphex opacus Dahlbom (Hymenoptera, Sphecidae) from Brazil

Comportamento de nidificação e biologia da larva de Sphex opacus Dahlbom (Hymenoptera: Sphecidae) no Brasil

Aspects of the nesting behaviour of Sphex opacus Dahlbom, 1845 are presented for the first time, based on observations carried out in a coastal habitat from southeastern Brazil. Larval behaviour and development were studied in laboratorial conditions.

Biology; reproduction; larva; wasp


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